WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 4/15/00

By The Cubs Fan

• Announcers this week are Bobby Heenan and Scott Hudson

• Hudson begins by talking about Russo and Bischoff starting a new era this week.
  • Hey, did they move this up to current time?
  • Guess not, 'cause they're hyping "what happened" and not actually mentioned what happening.
  • Hype for Spring Stampede.
  • They send it to Tony S., who has a video package for this week in review.
  • Hey, that could be current and relevant.

• Over to the Thunder broadcast booth, where Tenay and Tony talk about this week's events.
  • Hey, there was no video package!
  • I'm hurt.

• It's fun to hear Hudson and Heenan talk without actually say anything.
  • See, they didn't have a clue what was going to happen when they taped this.
  • Five matches tonight?
  • Cool.

• Local PPV Ad
  • Still doesn't mention any matches.

• Los Dos Villanos (IV and V) vs XS
  • We're on the WCWSN set, but I hear the voices of Tenay and Tony.
  • Villano VI, "Slap Nuts", is not with them, no.
  • Wow, this match is SO familiar. But from where? And when?
  • Rave's signs:
    • I am Rave, He Is Lane, Got it?
    • We are XS?
    • We love this town.
  • While XS mugs with fans in the aisle, let's listen into the commentary:
    • Tony: "Lane and Rave are in the ring and are going to the ring..."
    • Enough of that.
  • This is a bonus week for Worldwide.
  • Tenay teases a Miss Handcock run-in, but I thought that angle was dead?
  • No one remembers the post match attack, from all of last week.
    • On the same show.
    • With the same two people announcing.
    • This is the new WCW!
  • Rave and IV start, and Tony starts on the Russo and Bischoff.
  • IV with a clothesline.
  • IV runs out of the corner, Lane leapfrogs, IV eats a punch from Rave, then Lane's not so good 'rana.
  • Grandmaster Lane dances.
  • Tag to Rave. Double corner whip, Hardy Boyz doubleteam flying hipblock.
  • Rave with a 2nd rope bulldog, 2 count as V breaks it up.
  • Back to Tony:
    • "It's hard to say, if winning a match on Worldwide, or anywhere, gives you a chance to move up in the rankings..."
    • So, the matches don't matter?
    • Enough of that.
  • XS with a double whip, a (bad) double drop toe hold and a stab at Total Elimination.
    • Not a good stab, mind you.
    • Y'all might want to set it up so you're facing the camera when you do it.
  • 2 count, V breaks it up.
  • Lane runs, drop toe hold by IV, Lane hits the bottom turnbuckle.
  • IV with a chop. V comes in, double Hot Shot.
  • IV picks him back up, chop, then throws Lane out.
  • V holds Lane for a in-between the top and middle ropes running plancha by IV.
    • Nice.
  • Stomping outisde the ring, and then they throw Lane back in the ring.
  • The Villanos make a wish, pulling Lane's legs apart.
  • V goes out long enough to tag in, double headbutt.
  • V with a slam, but Lane reverses it into a cradle, two count.
  • Lane with a punch to IV, punch to V, punch on IV misses, who Stun Guns him instead.
  • IV with a reverse neckbreaker, cover, one count before Rave breaks it up.
  • IV in, chop, but a Villano double team goes bad, and Lane makes the hot tag.
  • Rave off the top wih a double lariat.
  • Everyone in, Villanos control in the corner.
  • XS reverses bulldog tries, pushes one Villano out and gives the other one the vertical suplex/cross body press move.
  • That's good enough for 3.
  • Your winner: XS

• Asya vs Mona
  • Let's listen into the announcers again:
    • Tony: "Mona has certainly excited fans, through the months and years, because the lady can perform..."
    • Enough of that.
  • 39:53
  • Asya with kicks and punches.
  • Asya with a whip, and a bad clothesline.
  • Asya with a body slam. Running elbow drop misses.
  • Asya with kicks and punches.
  • Asya with a corner whip, but Mona moves out of the way of an elbow.
  • Mona with kicks in the corner, corner whip, handspring back elbow, bulldog.
  • Mona starts to put on a leg submission of some kind..
  • and in runs Little Jeanie.
    • See, this is like a feud on WCWSN.
    • We don't have those things here.
    • Exhibit A: The last match
  • Your Winner: Mona (DQ, 1:28)
  • Double team beatdown ensues with nothing more complex than punches and kicking
  • Refs runs in to break it up, as we get a legit "Mona" chant, I think.

• Jeff Jarrett T-Shirt ad.

• Back to Heenan and Hudson, who hype up Spring Stampede
  • Of course, they have no matches to talk about, so they talk about Chicago.
  • We send it to Tony S for the run down.
    • The PPV is finishing as I'm finishing this, so I'll skip recapping the lineup.

• J.C. Ice and the Frog (w/ Wolfie D and 2 hubcaps) vs Jung Dragons (Jamie and Yang, no Kaz)
  • Why PG-13 themselves aren't teaming , I don't know.
  • I could live well without ever seeing PG-13 again, you know.
    • I've got no use for them;
    • Too Cool has replaced them (and Public Enemy) as the official 'white dudes who think they're street."
  • JC Ice makes fun of the Yung Dragons to start.
    • Dude, if I looked like you, I wouldn't be making fun of nobody.
    • Nice big Dundee tattoo on his back.
  • JC with a slap to the face.
  • Jamie up and quick shots, whip, reverses, ends with Jamie hitting a headscissors and then dropkicking JC out of the ring.
  • Jamie with a somersault plancha to the outside that JC catches bad.
  • Apparently, we're under lucha tag rules: Yang and Frog are at it, Yang is whipped...
  • Yang ducked under clothesline, chop, chop, dropkick, drop toe hold and an armbar.
  • Tag to Jamie, armbar on Frog, but he escapes with an eyepoke, tag to JC.
  • JC gets an armbar takedown, they battle to the ropes.
  • Jamie off the ropes, Wolfie D tries to trip him. Jamie gets on the apron to yell at him, and gets held up so Frog can give him a legdrop.
  • Whip by Wolfie D, back elbow, double foot stomp.
  • Tag to Frog, double whip, double boot, double bulldog.
  • The announcers explain that Kaz is Japan right now.
  • Frog with a whip, then a turning bulldog.
  • Cover, Yang breaks it up at 1.5.
  • Frog tags, holds Jamie, dropkick by JC and Russian legsweep by Frog.
  • JC covers, 2 count.
  • JC with a corner whip, but a charge in eats boot. Missile dropkick from JC.
  • Hot tag to Yang, and Frog.
  • Yang with shots all around.
  • Yang whips JC into the corner, then tries to do the same to Frog, but JC gets his boot up and hits his partner.
  • Yang with a dropkick on Frog, then 10 punches on JC Ice.
  • Actually, it only goes 6, as JC drops him in a powerbomb.
  • Elsewhere, Frog tries to suplex Jamie out of the ring, but Jamie ends up hitting a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor.
  • The referee tries to check on those two, while PG-13 have Yang set up for a hubcap shot in the ring...
  • But Wolfie accidentally hits JC Ice, and Yang takes out Wolfie.
  • Yang with a slam, then a top rope splash/legdrop by the Yung Dragons, for the win.
  • Your Winners: the Yung Dragons (5:25)

• Rick Garcia vs the Demon
  • Let's listen in:
    • Tenay: "[Spring Stampede]'s about satisfaction for the WCW wrestling fans."
    • Enough of that.
  • Demon with a kick, forearm, foreram, forearm, whip, back elbow
  • Demon with a punch, kick, kick, kick, whip, clothesline.
  • Demon with a kick, chop, whip, clothesline.
  • Demon throws Garcia out of the ring.
  • Demon with a whip into the guardrail.
  • Back in the ring, Garcia tries for a sunset flip, but Demon blocks it with a punch.
  • Demon with a whip, a clothesline, then a dancing legdrop, I giess.
  • Garica with an eye poke, punch, punch, whip, slam is reversed, Demon with the Love Gun.
  • Your Winner: The Demon (2:36)
  • Who does the Demon think he is?
  • Jim Duggan.

• Local PPV ad.
  • I didn't go.
  • I think I'm probably happier that way.

• Harlem Heat 2K (w/Cash and J. Biggs) vs Disorderly Conduct
  • Tony shills the "Ask WCW" feature.
    • It's askwcw@wcw.com
    • They need your mailing address and your e-mail address.
      • Because, if you e-mail them, it's tough to for them to figure out your e-mail address, I guess.
    • You can ask any question you want.
    • Ideas:
      • Demon: Why don't you know any wrestling moves? You've only had three different gimmicks since you came to WCW and spent tons of time at the Power Plant?
      • XS: How lucky do you two feel, for two guys who haven't shown too much in WCW rings, to have people actually complain when you're talking off TV?
      • Vince Russo: Do you actually think you're good on the mic? WHY?
      • Mike Jones: Who do you have pictures off?
      • Ric Flair: You stayed for THIS?
  • Tenay puts over WCW.com website.
  • Stevie and Mike start off, Stevie with punches.
  • Tom reverses a whip, but runs into a back elbow and a standing side kick.
  • Tag to Big T, kick to Mike, whip, powerslam.
    • Good gawd, is Big T fat.
    • I know you knew that, but seeing him in tights is a scary thing.
  • Tony says they'll be exclusive features on Worldwide.
    • What, like 8-12 minute cruiserweight matches?
    • That'd be exclusive.
    • That'd be a feature.
  • Big T stumbles through something, then a body slam.
  • Tony talks about a possible history segment, and a look back at some of the classic matches.
    • Now that could be good.
    • So, it won't happen.
    • At least not in a good way.
  • Tag to Tom.
  • Double punching, double whip, and then a tag team double clothesline. Double DDT.
  • The ref walks past the pin to yell at Biggs. Stevie ray with a delayed save.
  • Tag to Stevie, double whip, punch, front kick by Big T.
  • Stevie with a scoop slam, tag to Big T, double whip, double scissors kick.
  • Big T with a halfhearted whip the outside.
  • Cash runs Tom into the turnbuckle.
  • Cash throws him back in, double whip, double spinebuster, and that's good enough for a pin.
  • Your Winner: Harlem Heat 2000 (3:50)

• My tape runs out right there, but I'll just assume that Scott and Bobby wrapped up
  • And that's it for this week.

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